rochester sand and gravel

Paving underway downtown

Jul 29, 2020

Roadway paving on Section 2 of the Highway 61 reconstruction project began earlier this week and was expected to be complete by Saturday, officials announced in the weekly construction update on Tuesday. Section 2 is the stretch of Lakeshore Drive from Elm Street to Lyon Avenue. Rochester Sand and...

Paving underway on both ends of highway project

Jun 11, 2020

Pavement has come to areas of the Highway 61 reconstruction project in Lake City. Trucks filled with asphalt unloaded one by one ahead of a machine that fixed the material into place along the northern end of the project and the first few blocks of the southern end Tuesday. At Tuesday’s project...

Storm sewer work on north end of highway project

May 13, 2020

This photo by Steve Brown shows some of the storm sewer work taking place on the north end of the Highway 61 reconstruction project. During the weekly project update meeting Tuesday, Dick Swenke of Rochester Sand and Gravel said work on the storm sewer will continue over the next week. Topsoil...

Utility work underway downtown

May 6, 2020

Steve Brown of Lake City took this photo looking almost straight down into a crater-like hole at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Marion Street where workers were placing utilities this week. Brown has flown his drone since the beginning of the project to track its progress from above.

Stage 1 on April 27

Apr 30, 2020

Steve Brown of Lake City took this aerial photo of the Stage 1 area of the Highway 61 reconstruction project on April 27. At the weekly update meeting the next morning, Rochester Sand and Gravel public information officer Dick Swenke said all of the pavement had been milled and the concrete removed...

Detour sparks confusion, concern

Apr 30, 2020

With road construction taking place along two stretches of Highway 61 in Lake City, officials have fielded complaints of inadequate signage and extra traffic on city streets from drivers short-cutting the marked detours. Traffic increased along North High Street and South Oak Street, including...

Downtown highway work ahead of schedule

Apr 23, 2020

“We haven’t run into any roadblocks yet so we’re gaining ground on the project at this point,” Dick Swenke said Tuesday during the first weekly webinar on the Highway 61 reconstruction project. Swenke, the communications representative for contractor Rochester Sand and Gravel, was one of several...

More signs of impending highway project

Apr 1, 2020

Road closed signs and silt fencing have appeared along the route of the upcoming Highway 61 reconstruction project this week. Rochester Sand and Gravel is the primary contractor on the project. Dick Swenke, the company’s public information officer for the project, said there has also been tree-...

Deal to rent former public safety building falls through

Feb 26, 2020

The former Lake City public safety building will not be the temporary headquarters for the Highway 61 reconstruction project after all. On Feb. 10, the Lake City City Council approved a lease agreement with Rochester Sand and Gravel for space in the building for the duration of the project. But...

Hwy. 61 construction firm might rent old public safety building

Jan 15, 2020

The Lake City City Council voted Monday to allow the city administrator to negotiate a short-term lease for the former public safety building at 209 S. High Street to Rochester Sand and Gravel. The company is the general contractor on the Highway 61 reconstruction project. It would use the...